Michael J CoffinoBefore becoming a full-time author, ghostwriter, and freelance editor, Michael had two parallel careers: one in the courtroom and the other in the gymnasium. He was a business litigation and trial attorney and legal writing instructor for more than fur decades and concurrently devoted twenty-five years as a basketball coach, primarily at the high school level.He has written or coauthored eight published books, including Truth Is in the House, his debut novel.Michael grew up in the South Bronx. He served in the U.S. Army 1968-1970 and later earned a BS in Education from the City University of New York and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.Michael plays guitar, holds a black belt in karate, is a workout junkie, and plays pickleball and hikes regularly in the hills and mountains of California and Colorado. He lives in Marin County, California. Read More Read Less